# Yong Hye-in, Family Equality Minister Candidate, Vows to Endure Hearings Amid Concerns

Yong Hye-in, South Korea's family equality minister candidate, stated she will continue attending hearings despite expressing worry.

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Yong Hye-in, the candidate for South Korea's family equality minister, arrived at the personnel hearing preparation office established at the Korea Youth Activity Promotion Center in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, on September 2, 2026. [^1]

Yong Hye-in, a candidate for Minister of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, avoided giving a direct answer when reporters asked if she would resign her proportional representative seat. [^2]

Yong Hye-in, the candidate for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, stated on September 2, 2026, that she is aware of the many worries and concerns regarding her decision to hold both the ministerial position and her lawmaker seat. [^3]

Yong Hye-in, the candidate for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, stated on 2026-04-02 that she will maintain her parliamentary seat while preparing for the inquiry process. [^4]

Yong Hye-in declared that she will continue to listen and proceed with the process despite her concerns. [^5]

Yong Hye-in previously announced on social media that she would maintain her seat because resigning would force her party, Basic Income Party, to become a non-affiliated party. [^6]

Yong Hye-in stated that she understands the personnel inquiry is a space for communication with the public and not just a place for her to speak alone, and she will prepare well for the inquiry. [^7]

Yong Hye-in explained that resigning as the sole member of parliament for the Basic Income Party would cause the party to become a non-parliamentary group, which she described as a difficulty. [^8]

Yong Hye-in said on 2026-04-02 that she will listen to the voices of people on the ground regarding the abolition of supplementary investigation powers to protect victims of violence against women. [^9]

Critics argue that it is inappropriate for a proportional representative to hold their seat while entering the cabinet or the presidential office, citing past conventions. [^10]

Yong Hye-in stated that the inquiry is not just a space for her to speak alone but a communication process involving the public. [^11]

## What this stands on

1. Yong Hye-in, the candidate for South Korea's family equality minister, arrived at the personnel hearing preparation office established at the Korea Youth Activity Promotion Center in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, on September 2, 2026. (동아일보, News)
2. Yong Hye-in, a candidate for Minister of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, avoided giving a direct answer when reporters asked if she would resign her proportional representative seat. (매일경제, News)
3. Yong Hye-in, the candidate for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, stated on September 2, 2026, that she is aware of the many worries and concerns regarding her decision to hold both the ministerial position and her lawmaker seat. (동아일보, News)
4. Yong Hye-in, the candidate for Minister of Gender Equality and Family, stated on 2026-04-02 that she will maintain her parliamentary seat while preparing for the inquiry process. (세계일보, News)
5. Yong Hye-in declared that she will continue to listen and proceed with the process despite her concerns. (동아일보, News)
6. Yong Hye-in previously announced on social media that she would maintain her seat because resigning would force her party, Basic Income Party, to become a non-affiliated party. (매일경제, News)
7. Yong Hye-in stated that she understands the personnel inquiry is a space for communication with the public and not just a place for her to speak alone, and she will prepare well for the inquiry. (매일경제, News)
8. Yong Hye-in explained that resigning as the sole member of parliament for the Basic Income Party would cause the party to become a non-parliamentary group, which she described as a difficulty. (세계일보, News)
9. Yong Hye-in said on 2026-04-02 that she will listen to the voices of people on the ground regarding the abolition of supplementary investigation powers to protect victims of violence against women. (세계일보, News)
10. Critics argue that it is inappropriate for a proportional representative to hold their seat while entering the cabinet or the presidential office, citing past conventions. (매일경제, News)
11. Yong Hye-in stated that the inquiry is not just a space for her to speak alone but a communication process involving the public. (세계일보, News)

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